Atjo Westerhuis Quotes & Sayings

Short term satisfaction will never lead to something timeless. — Jack Dorsey

Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. — William Shakespeare

Keep your intelligence white hot and your grief glistening
so your life will stay fresh. — Rumi

The first law of the market is to make the largest possible profit from other people's labor or go out of business. Profitability rather than human need is the determining condition of private investment. — Michael Parenti

We had these sudden revelations that employment, the daily nine-to-five, was driving us far from our better selves. — Joshua Ferris

Photography concentrates one's eye on the superficial. For that reason it obscures the hidden life which glimmers through the outlines of things like a play of light and shade. One can't catch that even with the sharpest lens. — Franz Kafka

Everything comes to light, Nancy, sooner or later. When God Almighty wills it, our secrets are found out. — George Eliot

First letter : The power of authenticity

The most important gift we can give ourselves is the commitment to living our authentic life. To be true to ourselves, however is not an easy task. We must break free of the seductions of society and live life on our own terms, under our own values and aligned with our original dreams. We must tap our hidden selves; explore the deep seated, unseen hopes, desires, strength and weakness the make us who we are. We have to understand where we have been and know where we are going. Every decision we make, every step we take, must be informed by our commitment to living a life that is true and honest and authentic to ourselves and ourselves alone. And as we proceed, we are certain to experience fortune well beyond our highest imagination. — Robin S. Sharma

The only real danger to our country is from within, that we forget our own power to be what we want to be. — Pearl S. Buck

Don't you think I'm just as fucked up as you are? I might even be worse." He pulls me closer and tightens his grip around me. "All I know is that you, Hadlee Flax, are different than any other girl I've ever met and I'm willing to give this my all. Yes, we've both got issues. We're both mentally and emotionally fucked up. But I've got this theory that we just might be what each other needs to make it through our broken and fucked up lives and live to see the next day. — Lauren Hammond